ROUNDTABLE | DATA CAPTURE SYSTEMS
Paperless data capture systems leverage digital technologies to monitor equipment health, streamline maintenance and ensure safety.
behind. The pressure now is to update standards so digital inspections, photos, signatures, timestamps and more are fully accepted and expected. The shift really is about modernising how companies document their efforts with data readily available.
DB: As technology continues to advance, new challenges and considerations emerge. Key questions include how cybersecurity risks are managed for on-premises servers and cloud-based data, how AI can be leveraged to analyse both real-time and historical information, and how data collection systems can be standardised rather than custom-engineered for each application. Addressing and implementing solutions to these challenges will drive further innovation, benefiting the entire overhead crane and hoist industry.
What are your expectations for the future of data capture and digitalisation in overhead crane and hoist operations? GN: The future of data capture in overhead
crane and hoist operations lies in predictive, integrated systems that move beyond recording events to actively supporting decision-making. Data collection will increasingly be embedded into equipment and workflows, reducing dependence on manual reporting and making safety intelligence less visible but more effective. In hoisting operations, this evolution means analysing patterns of behaviour and operational conditions, rather than isolated incidents. Generative AI will play an important role by synthesising large volumes of visual, operational and historical data into actionable insights, for example highlighting recurring risk scenarios or supporting forward-looking safety planning. At viAct, this direction is shaping how platforms such as viHOI evolve, with GenAI being explored to translate complex hoisting data into clearer insights for safety and operations teams. As projects grow in scale and complexity, digitalisation – supported by AI and GenAI – will increasingly be seen not as an optional technology upgrade, but as a baseline
requirement for safe, compliant and scalable lifting operations.
JG: There’s a huge opportunity to capture data in a structured way and use AI to take operations to the next level. Being able to understand equipment condition and performance in real- time is a game changer. It will prevent downtime and give customers the visibility they expect. The companies that fully commit to this
approach will lead the industry over the next decade. Access to real-time equipment and service data is going to become more and more important. It’s going to become an expectation for anyone who owns a crane to be able to access this data quickly and easily.
DB: I anticipate continued rapid advancement in data acquisition technologies and remote monitoring systems. Capabilities that have traditionally required custom-engineered solutions are increasingly becoming standard features for many industries and overhead crane applications.
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